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i844 M A Y SUN Mon TUE wEDIuuR FRI SAT A2z ze 24 z5 26 27 m JM. m s o 5 3 m W Patented Aufg..28,u1 945 UNITED STATES "PATENT oFFlcE 2,383,892 CALENDAR Archie E. Shinxle, Eagleville, Tenn. Application November 27, 1943, SerialNo. 512,003 z claims. (ci. 404-121) The invention relates to a calendar, and more especially to a two-year period calendar.

The primary object of the invention is the-provision of a calendar of this character, wherein the same is usable for'a two-year period, the calendar being composed of a series of sheets or pages, each being printed on opposite sides, and that printed matter appearing on one side giving forth a twelve months calendar period endar years are of noierconstruction so that the same can be detached from the holder toenable easy reversal of the pages or sheets when required.

` A further object of the invention is the provision of a calendar of this character, -which is simple in its construction, unique in kind, thoroughly reliable and effective in purpose, durable, neat 'and attractive in appearance, conveniently usable as an advertising medium, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction,

The calendar A` comprises a stiff or relatively stiff substantially rectangular shaped board-like holder, I 0, preferably made from brous mate-4 rial, having preferably in the. lower half portion thereof a transverse slot II for the detachable hanging of sheets or` pages I2 upon the combination and arrangement of parts as will be l.

hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying f drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of the calendar constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 and reversed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevation of the holder with the sheets or pages removed.

Figure 5 is an elevation on an enlarged scale of one of the calendar sheets or pages and it being reversed to that one shown in Figure 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail A designates generally the calendar in its entirety as constructed in yaccordance with the invention.

holder, these sheets or pages being in this instancel twelve in number.

At the uppermost edge portion of each sheet or page I2 are laterally extended tongues or tabs I3 which are adapted for releasable engagement in the said slot II for the fastening o f the sheets or pages in groups inl the holder I0 as will appear from Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing. f

Arranged on opposite faces of the holder I0 are pictorial representations I4 and I5, respectively, to give decorative character to the calendar, the holder being reversible and for this purpose a hole I6 is provided adjacent to its uppermost edge, while appearing beneath the representation is desired advertising matter, generally indi- The sheets or pages I2 on one face thereof have printed or otherwise made visible monthly calendar data as at I8, each sheet or page I2 giving the name of a particular month, number and the names of the days thereof in a determined year, the latter period being also disclosed, while at the opposite side or other face of ea'ch sheet or page is similar data of a succeeding year period, as at I9 in Figure 5 of the draw-- ing. The sheets are reversible and are reversely hung in the manner as before described upon the holder I0, so that the calendar has a two-year life usage. The tongues or tabs I3 when engaged in the slot II will interlock therewith beyond the ends of the same with the holder I0, as will be" clearly obvious-in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawlng.

To prevent the leaves I2 from being blown from the holder Ill by an electric fan, a'nd to prevent the leaves from being accidentally detached from the holder in any other manner, a key 20 is employed. 'I'he key 20, which may be made of cardboard, light sheet metal or other suitable material, passes through a, loop 2I struck up from the holder I0 and passes through a slot 22 formed in the holder. The loop 2l and the slot 22 are located respectively above and below those portions of the leaves located at the rear side of the holder Ill, and the key 20 contacts with such portions of the leaves and holds them tightly against th rear side of the holder so as to prevent the accidental detachment of the leaves from the holder. The key 20 is provided at its upper end with a cross piece 2l by means of which it may be conveniently applied to or removed from the holder Il. -Should that face of the holder II that is exposed to view become soiled or faded, the holder may be reversed to present its opposite face to view. To reverse the to arrange the Vpad at the previously unexposed tace of the holder and to arrange the loop 2l and key 2l at 'thev'previously exposed rear face o! the 4holder. As the sheets or pages thereof are not attached together, the calendar pad may be readily moved from one face' of the holder to the other. To enable the loop 2l to be shifted from one race of the holder tothe other,l the` f holder is provided with an opening 2l'b directly upper intermediate portion o! the rontxnost page holder, the positions of the calendar pad l2, loop 2l and key Il on the holder are so altered as,

contacting with the rear side of the holder, the holder having a second slot located below said first slot, a loop at the rearfside of the holder above said ilrst slot, and a key passing through said vloop and second slot in contact with the upper immediate portion of the rearmost page to clamp said intermediate `portions between itself and the holder. l y

2. A calendar of the kind described, comprising a holder having a. transverse slot, Nes

located at the front side of the holder with their upper end portions extending through the slot, the upper intermediate portion of the drontmoet page contacting with the rear side of the holder. the holder having a second slot located below said rst slot, a loopat the rear side of the holder above said rst slot, and a key passing through said loop and slot in contactwlth the -upper immediate portion of the rearmost page to clamp said intermediate portions between itself 'and the holder, the holder being provided with an opening through which .the loop may be moved from one side of the holder `to the otherso as to enable the pages to be the holder.

arrangedat either side of l sriINKmer. 

